Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-07

by % to Is. Ruble, Smith, Burns, two
Bardens, NeCollins, Millman, composed
the Platteville team.
The Darlington Republican.
The match race between J. H. Ear
nests Loupe and Henry H, owned by
Sam Scales, was run over the Shulls-
burg course on Saturday last in the
presence of about 500 people. The
race was half mile heats, best three in
five, and was won by Loupe in three
straight heats. 1t is said that $1,000
changed hands on the result. The
best time made was 53I seconds, but
the track was very slow: both horses
hove run a half mile in better time
than 81 seconds. There is talk of
another match between the same horses.
On Monday morning, DIR. Blair and
family left our city for Wichita, Kan
sas, where they will in the future re-
side. This announcement will bring a
pang of regret to many a heart. DR..
Blair has been practising physician in
Darlington for nearly 40 years, He has
always had large practice and was
regarded as one of the leading physi-
clans of the state, and we can cheer
fully recommend him to the afflicted
of bleeding Kansas" and were it
necessary, thousands of testimonials
from people who have been healed by
his skill could be secured, to substan-
tiate our statement. We wish the
doctor and his amiable wife pleasant
journey, and happy life. They were
accompanied by their daughter, Dora,
(Mrs. Irving Richmond and her hus-
husband. Their household goods were
shipped by rail- Henry going with the
car, which among other things contain
ed the doctors three thoroughbred
colts, Padsy b, Jennie Blair and Ice
berg.
The Lancaster Teller.
Last Monday afternoon, at about two
o'clock, Peter Udelover was accidentally
shot and perhaps mortally wounded by
Sabastine Casper. Casper was at Udel-
overs house, one half mile north least Of
Potosi and was sitting by the stove
working with an old musket. The gun
lock was badly worn, so that the ham
mer would "slip cock" and Casper
was trying to make it stay cooked. At
last the hammer stood drawn back, and
he took his thum off it; but only for
an instant did it remain thus, when it
suddenly fell and discharged the gun.
Udelover's son, Peter, aged 10 or 20,
was standing in the doorway about ten
feet from the muzZle of the gun, and re-
ceived the charge of shot in his bowels.
The load separated, and the shot went
in almost singly, the greatest number
entering the abdomen. A doctor was
summoned, and the young mans father,
who was in Dubuque, was sent for.
After the arrival of the father, Monday
evening, DIR. Art performed a surgical
operation on the wounded man, finding
five or six Of the shots, but there were
probably Fifty others that could not be
found. 1t is feared that the bowels are
badly torn, and that death will soon
come to the relief of the sufferer. Cas-
per is young man about p years old,
and we are informed that he did not
know the gun was loaded.
The Shullsburg Pick and Cad.
In the base ball tournament at
Mineral Point last week clubs from
Shullburg, Fayette, Mineral Point,
Linden and New Diggings participated
and the prize money was awarded in
the way of a compromise, Shullsburg,
New Diggings and Linden getting forty
five dollars each and Fayette fifteen dol
lars. The arrangements does not seem
to have been very satisfactory one as
several of the clubs think they ought
to have had first money.